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a.mel H6001

עָמֵל (a.mel) means “labour(er)” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עָמֵל Hebrew · H6001 9 tagged occurrences in 9 verses

Pronunciation guide: aw-male' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H6001A

עָמֵל · a.mel · labour(er)

1) labourer, sufferer, wretched one 1a) labourer, workman 1b) sufferer

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TBESH · H6001B

עָמֵל · a.mel · laborious

adj v toiling

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Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

from H5998 (עָמַל); toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful

KJV glosses: that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.

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How translators render H6001

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
toil 2
a workers 1
for the workmans 1
he labors 1
of misery 1
to the miserable 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
for whom do i labour 1
he hath laboured 1
he laboureth 1
of the wicked 1
that laboureth 1
to him that is in misery 1
to the workmens 1
which i had taken 1
which thou takest 1

Verses containing H6001

Page 1 of 1. 9 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Judges 5:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    She reached for the tent peg, her right hand for the workman’s hammer. She struck Sisera and crushed his skull; she shattered and pierced his temple.

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  2. Job 3:20 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,

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  3. Job 20:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In the midst of his plenty, he will be distressed; the full force of misery will come upon him.

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  4. Proverbs 16:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

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  5. Ecclesiastes 2:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

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  6. Ecclesiastes 2:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For what does a man get for all the toil and striving with which he labors under the sun?

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  7. Ecclesiastes 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    What does the worker gain from his toil?

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  8. Ecclesiastes 4:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There is a man all alone, without even a son or brother. And though there is no end to his labor, his eyes are still not content with his wealth: “For whom do I toil and bereave my soul of enjoyment?” This too is futile—a miserable task.

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  9. Ecclesiastes 9:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.

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Sources and text

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